Anesthesia Technician

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

Provides clinical support to the anesthesiology service by participating as a member of the interdisciplinary team under the supervision of a licensed professional. Proactively supports efforts to maintain efficiency, minimize delays, and ensure delivery of safe patient care. Inventories, cleans, and maintains anesthesia equipment and supplies necessary to meet departmental need. Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has been 100 percent committed to kids for more than 100 years. A not-for-profit organization, Children’s is dedicated to making kids better today and healthier tomorrow. With 3 hospitals, 20 neighborhood locations and a total of 673 beds, Children’s is the largest healthcare provider for children in Georgia and one of the largest pediatric clinical care providers in the country. Children’s offers access to more than 60 pediatric specialties and programs and is ranked among the top children’s hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report. Children’s has been recognized as a Fortune 100 Best Place to Work, a Best Place for Working Mothers, and as a top employer for diversity and millennials. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefit package that supports our mission, vision and values. We are proud to offer an array of programs and services to our employees that have distinguished us as a best place to work in the country. Connect to our mission of making kids better today and healthier tomorrow. Have questions about the recruitment process? Check out What to Expect. https://careers.choa.org/lp/What%20to%20Expect/2895392d3ba166e6/?locale=en_US

Requirements

No minimum experience required
High school diploma or equivalent
American Heart Association Basic Life Support within 30 days of hire
Department-defined competencies within six months of employment
Knowledge of anesthesia supplies and equipment, and environmental cleaning
Ability to work well with diverse team members
Must be able to prioritize and organize workload using critical thinking skills
Must be able to communicate effectively, show initiative and flexibility, and demonstrate team cohesiveness

Nice To Haves

Prior healthcare experience
One year of experience as an Anesthesia Technician
Knowledge of anesthesia equipment and/or supplies

Responsibilities

Demonstrates competencies that incorporate age-specific guidelines, including N = Neonate (less than 30 days), I = Infant (30 days to 1 year), EC = Early Childhood (1-5 years), LC = Late Childhood (5-13 years), A = Adolescent (13-17 years), AD = Adult ALL = all ages.
Reads operating room schedule, anticipates anesthesia equipment and/or supply needs, and prepares the anesthetizing sites for the commencement of anesthesia.
Facilitates room turnover for cases to follow, including cleaning and preparation of anesthesia equipment and anesthesia components.
Sets up, inventories, and restocks anesthesia carts and machines, anesthesia agents and IV fluids to ensure all items are readily available.
Inventories, orders, and maintains supplies for the anesthesia service consistent with departmental demand.
Follows federal, Joint Commission and organizational guidelines for sterile techniques and infection control.
Cleans and disinfects contaminated anesthesia machines, monitors, cables, and other key medical equipment.
Responsible for minor anesthesia equipment set-up.
Assists anesthesia providers and other health care members in responding to critical patient care situations.
Maintains hallways and supply and equipment rooms by adhering to fire codes and keeping them orderly and free of obstruction.
Checks portable oxygen tanks daily and replaces if necessary.
Achieves 75% attendance at staff meetings if applicable.
Supports Joint Commission readiness.